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HTS543232L9A300 320GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 24% (895th of 1014)

Based on 4,619 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HTS543232L9A300
Poor: 9%Average: 24% Great: 34%

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Very poor average bench

The Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB averaged 75.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.58MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.42MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB is 25.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 25.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 39.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,619 samples)
Rank 89524%
Min Avg Max
11.6 Read 44.3 60.1
11 Write 42.2 59.6
10.2 Mixed 25.2 33.8
10.3 SusWrite 39.2 60
27.7% 37.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.42 0.5
0.4 4K Write 0.95 1.17
0.2 4K Mixed 0.58 0.7
99.3% 0.65 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: FB4OC40C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 62 62 62 63 MB/s
35.4% Below average
Read 60.9
Write 62.5
Mixed 35.9
SusWrite 62.4
41% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
179GB free
Firmware: FB4OC40J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 49 47 45 43 MB/s
30% Below average
Read 58.9
Write 32.4
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 45.7
30% 40.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.63 MB/s
76GB free
Firmware: FB4OC4FC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s
29.3% Poor
Read 62
Write 35.4
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 40
30% 41.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.73 MB/s
153GB free
Firmware: FB4OC40J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 44 45 44 MB/s
28.4% Poor
Read 54.1
Write 55.9
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 44.7
34% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
124GB free
Firmware: FB4OC40C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 55 56 55 MB/s
28.1% Poor
Read 42.5
Write 50.4
Mixed 24.9
SusWrite 55.2
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.67 MB/s
125GB free
Firmware: FB4OC40C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 43 43 43 44 MB/s
27.6% Poor
Read 52.8
Write 43.5
Mixed 26.6
SusWrite 43.1
30% 41.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
123GB free
Firmware: FB4OC40C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 43 42 42 42 MB/s
26.4% Poor
Read 49.7
Write 38.1
Mixed 22.6
SusWrite 42.2
28% 38.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.73 MB/s
59GB free
Firmware: FB4OC40C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 33 31 41 46 35 MB/s
18.2% Very poor
Read 25.4
Write 42.4
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 37.9
23% 31.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
99% 0.57 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 35%
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Workstation 2%
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System: Acer Aspire 6930G

CPU
Core2 Duo T6400Intel  $99Bench 34%, 4,995 samples11x
Core2 Duo T5800IntelBench 34%, 3,175 samples7x
Core2 Duo P8600Intel  $42Bench 37%, 8,502 samples5x
GPU
GeForce 9600M-GTNvidiaBench 2%, 3,959 samples23x
GeForce 9600M-GSNvidiaBench 2%, 1,033 samples7x
Mobility Radeon HD 4650ATIBench 3%, 4,405 samples7x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples2x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $36Bench 45%, 156,194 samples2x
MX500 250GBCrucial  $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples2x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples38x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples2x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 36% - Below average Total price: $136

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